- "Wow. Is that a laser-sniper?"
"Huh?"
"You should be careful… you never know what might happen to it up here."
"Ahh!" - ―Luke Skywalker destroys Glunge's laser-sniper
The laser-sniper was a type of black sniper rifle that fired lasers. It had a scope that provided a red tinted crosshair.[1] Shortly after the Battle of Yavin that marked the start of 0 ABY,[2] the bounty hunter Glunge made use of a laser-sniper while attempting to claim a bounty on the smuggler Han Solo on the Outer Rim planet Rion.[1]
Glunge set up on a roof top to shoot Solo with the weapon while the smuggler was participating in a swoop race. He intended to send his target to a medical center; however, as the hunter aimed the rifle at Solo's head using its scope, the Jedi Luke Skywalker sliced the weapon in half using his lightsaber and then knocked Glunge out.[1]
Behind the scenes
A laser-sniper appeared in the comic "Swoop Racers" which was published in twenty-first issue of the 2017 Star Wars Adventures comic series. The comic was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Derek Charm and released by IDW Publishing.[1] on May 8, 2019.[3]
Appearances
"Swoop Racers" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 21 (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
"Swoop Racers" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 21
- ↑ According to
Star Wars Adventures #21 on IDW Publishing's official website (backup link), "Swoop Racers" takes place just after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which includes the Battle of Yavin. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas states that 0 ABY began with the battle.
- ↑
Star Wars Adventures (2017-2020) #21 on the official comiXology website (original site is defunct)